adj. Function: adjective
1 having an incline approaching the perpendicular FF1C; a steep trail up the mountain FF1E;
Synonyms: abrupt, arduous, precipitate, precipitous, sheer, sideling, steepdown, steep-to, steep-up, ||stickle
Related Words: elevated, lifted, raised; steepish; high, lofty; prerupt; perpendicular, straight-up; breakneck
Contrasted Words: easy, gentle, gradual, moderate; shelfy, shelving, shelvy
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Synonyms: EXCESSIVE 1, dizzy, exorbitant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, stiff, towering, undue, unmeasurable